Stars And Moon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB C DEDE F GHGH AGAG IJIJ KLKL C MNMNBeneath the stars and summer moon | A |
A pair of wedded lovers walk | B |
Upon the stars and summer moon | A |
They turn their happy eyes and talk | B |
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Edith | C |
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Those stars that moon for me they shine | D |
With lovely but no startling light | E |
My joy is much but not as thine | D |
A joy that fills the pulse like fright | E |
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Alfred | F |
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My love a darken'd conscience clothes | G |
The world in sackcloth and I fear | H |
The stain of life this new heart loathes | G |
Still clouds my sight but thine is clear | H |
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True vision is no startling boon | A |
To one in whom it always lies | G |
But if true sight of stars and moon | A |
Were strange to thee it would surprise | G |
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Disease it is and dearth in me | I |
Which thou believest genius wealth | J |
And that imagined want in thee | I |
Is riches and abundant health | J |
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O little merit I my bride | K |
And therefore will I love her more | L |
Renewing by her gentle side | K |
Lost worth let this thy smile restore | L |
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Edith | C |
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Ah love we both with longing deep | M |
Love words and actions kind which are | N |
More good for life than bread or sleep | M |
More beautiful than Moon or Star | N |
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